Richard Barker

Hidden Treasure: 1963 Monterey

Richard — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:15:55 +0000

The first time I saw this car, I nearly didn’t. I was driving my son to swim practice this Monday and we took a new route for a change of scenery. That turned out to be a literal statement, as i just caught it out of the corner of my eye for a fraction of...

Antarctica: AGAP 12/19

Richard — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:00:52 +0000

Team: AGAP1 Date: Dec. 19, 2011 Number in Party: 11 Position (Lat/Long): S 85 23.126 / E 79 33.411 Station (waypoint +/- mileage): AGAP – 62.9 Mileage today: 66.8 Elev: 11,101′ with pressure altitude = 12,500′ Temp: -5` with windchill of -34` Messages: Good miles today even with flat light and ice fog this morning....

Hidden Treasure: Cadillac Hearse

Richard — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:54:42 +0000

This whale is a little new to really qualify as a treasure, but I noticed it parked behind a strip mall in Beaverton and decided to shoot it more for the unusual model than the age. I looked it over and found the best possible angle to capture it from, as the other side isn’t...

Antarctica: AGAP 12/18

Richard — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:00:13 +0000

Team: AGAP1 Date: Dec. 18, 2011 Number in Party: 11 Position (Lat/Long): S 86 18.890 / E 83 03.286 Station (waypoint +/- mileage): AGAP – 130 Mileage today: 74.9 Elev: 10,614′ with pressure altitude = 12,967′ Messages: We are moving now that we no longer have to shuttle loads all day long. Two more days...

Antarctica: AGAP 12/17

Richard — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:00:48 +0000

Team: AGAP1 Date: Dec. 17, 2011 Number in Party: 11 Position (Lat/Long): S 89 19.725 / E 89 49.983 Station (waypoint +/- mileage): CAS turn + 97.3 (Elev. 10,183′) Mileage today: 44.9 Messages: We keep getting what I’m calling “snow quakes” today as we have the past three days. Once we drive over an area...

Antarctica: AGAP 12/16

Richard — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:00:59 +0000

Team: AGAP1 Date: Dec. 16, 2011 Number in Party: 11 Position (Lat/Long): S 87 54.245 / E 96 59.240 Station (waypoint +/- mileage): CAS turn + 52.4 (Elev. 9,960′) Mileage today: 47.6 Messages: There is no bottom to this snow, unloaded tractors are up to the belly pans. Shuttling loads all day again. We should...

Antarctica: AGAP 12/15

Richard — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:00:43 +0000

Team: AGAP1 Date: Dec. 15, 2011 Number in Party: 11 Position (Lat/Long): S 88 27.102 / E 110 09.478 (Elev. 9,923′) Station (waypoint +/- mileage): CAS turn + 4.8 Mileage today: 51.5 Messages: Soft, suger snow all day again. Shuttling loads all day but still made good miles. No more dunes for the time being....

Antarctica: AGAP 12/14

Richard — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:00:22 +0000

Team: AGAP1 Date: Dec. 14, 2011 Number in Party: 11 Position (Lat/Long): S 89 09.542 / E 119 14.020 Station (waypoint +/- mileage): QS turn + 53.6 (Elev. 9,633′) Mileage today: 42.8 Messages: Late start (09:30) due to some minor repairs. Shuttled loads the rest of the day. We are now in the mega-dunes. The...

Antarctica: AGAP 12/13

Richard — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:00:14 +0000

Team: AGAP1* Date: Dec. 13, 2011 Number in Party: 11 ** Position (Lat/Long): S 89 41.305 / E 155 09.462 Station (waypoint +/- mileage): QS turn + 10.8 Mileage today: 30.0 Messages: Left the Pole for AGAP today. **Please note that we have added one person (Arther Tarin) to the crew. Intentions: Press on to...

100 Years at the Very Bottom

Richard — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:00:35 +0000

Today (12/13) is the 100th Anniversary of Roald Amundsen reaching the pole, so I wanted to share a little. This from the South Pole Wikipedia page: The first recorded humans to reach the Geographic South Pole were Norwegian Roald Amundsen and his party on December 14, 1911. Amundsen named his camp Polheim and the entire...